stumble on
Third Person
stumbles on
Present Participle
stumbling on
Past Tense
stumbled on
Past Participle
stumbled on
1
to find something or someone unexpectedly
transitive
- While hiking in the woods, we stumbled on an old abandoned cabin.
- She unexpectedly stumbled on a childhood friend while exploring the city.
- As he was cleaning the attic, he stumbled on a box of old family photographs.
- The nature enthusiast stumbled on a rare species of butterfly during the hike.
- While browsing online, I stumbled on an insightful TED Talk about productivity.